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WGUS84 KHGX 171425
FLSHGX

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
925 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...

  Trinity River at Riverside affecting San Jacinto, Polk, Walker
  and Trinity Counties.

For the Trinity River...including Crockett, Riverside, Romayor,
Goodrich, Liberty, Moss Bluff...Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/hgx.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 330 AM CDT.

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925 AM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Trinity River at Riverside.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 134.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding continues with the
  boat ramp in the Deep River Plantation Subdivision in Walker
  County inundated. Backwater flooding up Thomas Lake in Walker
  County floods the boat ramp in the Green Rich Shores Subdivision
  in Walker County.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 134.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 133.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:30 AM CDT Wednesday was 134.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Friday afternoon and continue falling to 132.5 feet
    Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 133.5 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    133.7 feet on 03/10/2018.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

             Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location     Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat

Trinity River
Riverside    133.5 134.0 Wed 8 am CDT 133.8 133.6 133.2


&&

LAT...LON 3097 9584 3096 9562 3093 9528 3082 9528
      3087 9562 3088 9584


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